The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists’ (RANZCP) position statement on gender dysphoria acknowledges there are different perspectives on the treatment of trans patients. Last week, we heard from professionals representing those different perspectives.

As more girls and young women present to gender clinics with gender dysphoria, serious legal questions are being raised about their treatment. And It seems that Australian doctors could find themselves in hot water if they follow the “affirmative model” of care favoured by trans advocates. As international trends veer away from this model and as “de-transitioners” − many of them women − come forward willing to sue for misdiagnosis, Australian doctors now have legal, as well as medical, dilemmas to resolve.